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If there is one thing San Francisco does exceptionally well, it is food. Between the four days my friend and I spent there, we ate our way across the city: hotpot on arrival night, clam chowder by the waterfront, seafood that tasted like it came straight out of the Bay. I took photos of almost... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat snack would you eat right now?View all responses These Ghirardelli caramel milk chocolate bars are easily my favorite snack. I'd be eating it right now, but it's a little too early in the day. I usually have it for a post-lunch treat or to keep me going while I'm writing. It's also... Continue Reading →
Here are some highlights from our trip. It's food heavy. On our way there, we had a layover in Charlotte, ND. With a few hours to kill before our fight to Ft. Lauderdale, we grabbed lunch at a place called Carolina Pitt BBQ (at the airport). We tried hush puppies for the first time. They... Continue Reading →
For Mother's Day, in May, one of my sister's gave the siblings a Cornish hen recipe. I finally made it this month and it was delicious. It was so easy to make. The rub mix and Rosemary herb she included were the perfect combination. I still have some leftover rub mix and the Rosemary, so... Continue Reading →
Oldest daughter wanted some hot dog earlier in the week so husband and I went to Costco and got their famous hot dog and buns. I thought it would be cool to get a hot dog roller and bread toaster so I found this cute Oscar Mayer one on Amazon. It was not advertised to... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptList your top 5 favorite fruits.View all responses My top favorite fruits include a couple of tropical fruits: If you're wondering how I was able to get my favorite fruits all in one image, that's because I used Adobe Firefly. It's an A.I. generator for art. Here are the two photos I generated... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I've made bitter melon soup. I can't even remember the last time I made it but it was probably over a decade ago. This time I decided to follow this recipe on Youtube. I'm not a huge fan of the super bitterness of the bitter melon so to draw some... Continue Reading →
Around the same time I made the second lemon blueberry cake, I made rye bread. I love the way rye tastes with caraway seeds so I put quite a lot in. Initially, I was going to make it in a dutch oven but husband knew a little bit about how to make bread (he once... Continue Reading →
A few weeks back, I made a lemon blueberry cake. After buying blueberries from Costco and no one eating them I decided to make a cake with them because I didn't want them to go bad and have to toss them away. I followed a recipe on Youtube, here. It looked easy enough to make... Continue Reading →
A month ago or so, I ordered a dutch oven from Amazon in hopes to try making my own bread. I watched a bunch of Youtubes on how to make bread. There were lots of videos that I got overwhelmed a bit. I then Googled a bread recipe and found this one. It sounded simple... Continue Reading →
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